Showtime, the region's premier pay TV network have recently extended their “Direct To Home” (DTH) access to audiences in Qatar. An 11 dealer network has been added to the services already available through Qtel’s Qatar Cable Vision Services, with an increased number of channels. Qtel is Qatar’s telecommunications company that provides telephony, mobile, data, Internet and cable television services to the people of Qatar.
“Showtime TV channels proved to be very popular in Qatar, so we're delighted now to be able to offer our audience an even bigger choice of top quality entertainment via the newly established dealer network,” says Cliff Nelson, Showtime's Vice President of Marketing.
A total of 11 channels are now available including family favourites like Discovery Channel, Animal Planet and Nickelodeon. There are three channels of block buster movies along with a dedicated Arabic film channel, Al Shasha. Drama, comedy and soaps make up an unrivalled menu of entertaining TV choices on TV Land, Hallmark and the Paramount Comedy channels.
The DTH service in Qatar offers a variety of benefits including free dish, free installation and a free decoder. With such incentives to stay glued in front of the small screen, Showtime predicts that audiences in Qatar will soon become bigger than they ever imagined.
About Showtime
In the Middle East, Showtime is the trading name of Gulf DTH which is a joint media venture between the Kuwait Projects Company (Holding) and Viacom Inc.
Showtime is the premier digital satellite pay-TV network in the Middle East and North Africa. Headquartered in Dubai Media City, Showtime also has offices in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, and London. The network offers 50 premium television channels, including 40 exclusive channels, 10 CD audio channels, with a broadcast reach of 22 countries. With a combination of house channels including The Movie Channel, Movietime, Al Sha Sha, Paramount Comedy Channel and TV Land, and pass through channels Showtime boasts exclusively such global brand names as Discovery, E! Entertainment, Hallmark, MTV Europe, and Extreme Sports amongst others.
About Qtel (Qatar Telecom)
Qatar Telecom (Qtel) is the exclusive telecommunications provider in Qatar. Its principal activities include local and international telephone, mobile, Internet, data and cable television services. Qtel also provides mobile telephone services in Oman via Nawras, a joint venture with TDC and Omani partners. Qtel is a winner of the 2005 Gulf Excellence Award.
Qtel is listed on the Doha Securities Market and on other stock exchanges in the GCC. For more information, visit www.qtel.com.qa.
